Connecticut western news., 1887-05-18
CURRENT EVENTS ABROAD.

The new Russian tariff sche iule, which increases the import duty on iron and steel, for the delivery ot iron and steel at Russian ports yet remain to be filled, and most of these must either be abograted or carried out at heavy loss.
 There were anti-Jew riots at Kojetein, Moravia, and Budaoers, near Pesth. Many houses were ransacked.
 The Turkish Ministerial Council has unanimously adopted and forwarded to the Sultan for his approval resolution favoring the extension of the present railroad system, and the construction of new roads in Asiatic Turkey.
 The Austrian Government will not take part officially in the Paris Exposition.
 Queen Victoria will lay the foundation stone of the Imperial Institute July 4.
 Emperor Williams physicians have ad- vised him not to go to Gastein this year.
 MT. Bradlaugh has inaugurated move ment in favor of the second reading of the 0aths bill. Lord Harrington and the bulk of the Unionists have decided to support the movement.
 M. Lamoureu1 declines to produce 'Lo- hengrin" in London.
 John Bell, member of the Canadian Par lament for Addingion, has been taken to the Toronto Insane Asylum. His disease is soft enlng of the brain and is incurable.
 The press of Newfoundland pay little at tention to the threats of the commander of French corvette, that he will help themselves to bait and prevent people taking herring in St. Georges's Bay. A despatch from Rome say Italy is ar ranging for summer campaign against Abys- sinnia.
 Count Zichy writ es in favor of Hungary entering the French exhibition as an expres- sion of the thanks of the nation for the sense of liberty which originated in France, and which has largely benefited Hungary. The Russian Government has ordered the | customs officers on the Polish frontier to levy | increased duties on metal immediately. A fire at Holland, on the Canadian Pacific | Railroad, destroyed hotel and several large
 storehouses. Loss, S130,0O0. | -Dr. bunker gave an interesting account of his African explorations at a meeting of the l London Geographical Society. The further spread of the forest fires raging | in Hungary has finally been prevented. II | Transvlvania four hundred houses have beer
 burned in the villages of Csillosmas and thir | ty-three in the village of Janoshazl. Apubli(
 subscription has been opened for the relief ot ! the homeless.
 A hot sirocco blew all last week through.
 out Hungary. parching vegetation and render
 ing it inhammable. At Torroezko 800 houses
 were burned and four lives were lost. The ! conf1agration lasted two days At Ruskberg a 1 church and 37 houses were destro,ed Many | houses were burned at the village of Meregyo.
 At Eperies the churches and public buildings | were destroyed and the ceme @ was devast l ated. It Is estimated that the total losses vii l exceed S2,5OO 900. All the Hungarian anc | many Austrian insurance houses are involved England has rejected Russia's claim to
 Afghan territory on the Oxus below khidit l Chamish.
 The London Post says England has de
 clined to participate in the French Exposition
 of 1889, but will give every facility to intend
 ing English exhibitors.
 The Australian colonies have informed 1 Lord Salisbury that if their interests in tn.
 matter of French penal settlements are ig | nored they will themselves enact Legislation
 forbidding French convicts landing in Ans l tralia.
 The Oberhaus has rejected by large ma jority Herr Schmerling's motion to censure tho | Government on account of the decree order ine
 the higher courts in Bohemia to transact busi
 ness in the Czech as well as in the German
 language.
 The British Commissioners and the vir
 ginia Legislature could not agree OF the State | debt.
 It is rumored that the Russians are col
 lecting supplies at Chardjui, about POO miles
 from the Afghan frontier, preparatory to al l advance on Khamiah.